Arabic and Spanish language services have been set up to help former refugees in the South hard hit by Covid-19. "The peak of this wave now appears to have passed and the augmented services will be scaled back when deemed appropriate," he said. WellSouth clinical services manager Katrina Braxton said the Dunedin 0800 number was set up last month as case numbers were rising. There were also cases in hospital at Southland (13), Dunstan (2), Lakes district (1) hospitals. The Ministry of Health reported 13 more deaths of people with Covid-19 and 9047 new community cases, nationally.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 28, 2022 16:58 UTC